SB 2580

S.B. No. 2580
  AN ACT
  relating to the definition of a designated law enforcement office
  or agency for purposes of certain laws governing the installation
  and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Article 18B.001(4), Code of Criminal Procedure,
  is amended to read as follows:
               (4)  "Designated law enforcement office or agency"
  means:
                     (A)  the sheriff's department of a county with a
  population of 500,000 [3.3 million] or more;
                     (B)  a police department in a municipality with a
  population of 200,000 or more;
                     (C)  the office of inspector general of the Texas
  Department of Criminal Justice; or
                     (D)  the office of inspector general of the Texas
  Juvenile Justice Department.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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     President of the Senate
  Speaker of the House     
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2580 passed the Senate on
  May 1, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1.
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  Secretary of the Senate    
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2580 passed the House on
  May 23, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 139, Nays 2, one
  present not voting.
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  Chief Clerk of the House   
  Approved:
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              Date
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            Governor